2020 October 8To:

All Potential Applicants andHeads of Related Organizations
Director Masanori Baba, PhD/MD
Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection[RECRUITMENT] Tenure Track Faculty (Independent Associate Professor) at theJoint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kumamoto University Campus

The Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kumamoto University Campus is pleased to announce aninvitation for applications for a tenure-track position as an Independent Associate Professor* in the Department of Frontier
Research. Also, if there is a suitable candidate for this position at your institution, we would like to ask you to nominate
him/her as detailed below.
*An associate professor who presides over an independent laboratory.
The Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection was established on 1 April 2019 with the reorganizationand integration of the Kumamoto University Center for AIDS Research and the Kagoshima University Center for Chronic
Viral Diseases. This is Japan’s first joint research center to extend beyond the framework of two national universities.
The center utilizes the resources of both institutions to overcome the global challenge of latent and difficult-toeliminate retroviral infections. We promote international joint research and education aimed at the prevention and cure ofinfectious diseases based on basic pathogenesis research. Through these efforts and the strengthening of young researcher
training for future generations, we are building a globally-recognized research and education center
The Department of Frontier Research on the Kumamoto University campus supports international research throughour joint overseas research centers to develop advanced research on intractable retroviruses, strengthen the international
competitiveness of the Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection as a whole, and foster next-generation’sresearchers. The successful applicant will also be in charge of teaching and supervising related subjects at the graduate
school. For more information about the center, please visit our website at:https://kumamoto-u-jrchri.jp/
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Tenure-track Associate Professor (Independent Associate Professor)
1 Open Position
Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection,
Department of Frontier Research,
Kumamoto University Campus
As soon as possible after the hiring decision is made (negotiable).
(1) Degree(s): Researchers must have a doctoral degree within the previous 10 years ofbeing hired.
(2) Performance: Must have excellent research capabilities and accomplishments in thefield of human retrovirus research. In particular, the successful candidate will haveexcellent research skills and accomplishments in the AIDS research field.
Applications must be received by 10 December 2020
※Application documents and submission address may be found below.
(1) Hours: Flexible working hours
Working hours will be at the discretion of the employee with a full working day being
7 hours and 45 minutes.
(2) Fixed Term: Yes, see “7. Term of Office” below.
(3) Trial Period: 6 months(4) Location: Central Honjo Campus, Kumamoto University(5) Overtime: Overtime, late-night work, and holiday work may be possible(6) Wages: Determined by the Kumamoto University Regulations on Salary for7.

Term of Office

Employees Subject to the Annual Salary System (2nd category)(7) Social Insurance: Employment and Workman’s Compensation Insurance provided by
the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual AidAssociation(8) Employer: The National University Corporation Kumamoto University
The tenure evaluation will be five years after date of employment, with an interim
evaluation after three years.
※1 Tenure review will begin approximately four and a half years after date ofemployment, and will be based on the following criteria:(1) Personnel composition(2) Research activities(3) Research achievements(4) Educational activities(5) Academic and social activities (concurrent appointments, conferences, journals,committees, etc.)(6) Research funding(7) Other performance metrics appropriate for evaluation※2 Tenure review results will be given in three grades:(1) Grade A: Reappointment as a tenured faculty member (no term limit)(2) Grade B: Rehire for a five-year term and may reapply for another tenure review nolater than eight and a half years after date of employment.
(3) Grade C: No rehire. However, the researcher may request to be rehired as a fixedterm employee for a period of up to one year.

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Application[Form 1]

Forms

Submission Address

10. Contact※3 Time during which the employee is unable to work due to childbirth, childcare, etc.,
shall not be subject to performance evaluations.
(1) Resume※Regardless of your gender, please note any period(s) where you took time forchildbirth, childcare, nursing care, etc.
(2) List of accomplishments※In addition, please attach reprints of no more than three major papers (photocopies
are acceptable) of original papers from the past five years.
(3) Summary of research & educational achievements and aspirations(4) Names and contact information of two references who can speak to the applicant’sabilities.
※Application forms [Form 1] can be downloaded from the following website:https://www.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/daigakujouhou/saiyou/index※Application documents should be submitted in MS Word format on CD-R or otherelectronic media.
[ATTENTION: Mr.UEDA]
General Affairs Office,Administrative Office for Life Sciences, Kumamoto University,
2-2-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken 860-0811, Japan
TEL: +81-96-373-6637
E-mail: iys-senter@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp※Please write, in red, on the envelope “Application for Tenure-Track Faculty Memberfor the Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection”. Please note that submitted
documents will not be returned.
For inquiries, please contact:
President Shinya Suzu,
Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection,Kumamoto University Campus

11. Notes

Email: ssuzu06@kumamoto-u.ac.jp※All inquiries must be made by email.
(1) Please be advised that candidates may be asked to visit the university forseminars and interviews during the selection process.
(2) Personal information within the application documents will not be used for
purposes other than selection and recruitment in accordance with the provisionsof Kumamoto University(3) Kumamoto University promotes gender equality:(http://gender.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/)
The selection process will be conducted properly in the spirit of the “Basic Law
for a Gender-Equal Society”

【Form 1】

Curriculum Vitae
Name (Last, First)：Last, First

Date of Birth：March xx, 19xx

Home Address：TEL/FAX：
Current Employment：
Address：
TEL：
FAX：
E-mail：Education：Work Experience：

Highest Degree：

Licenses /Qualifications：

Professional
Memberships：

Awards：【Form 1】

Achievements
NOTE: Write all author names, underline your name, and place a star (*) next to the correspondingauthor. Please use the sample entries as a guideline for formatting the entries, start from the most recentpaper.

Ⅰ．Original Papers (in English)
1. Oe Y., Honjo E., Kuhonji T, Kumamoto T., Tsubame S., Mizuo T., Sakura H. Shirakawa K.
& Kurokami T.*
Thecell-matrix
interaction
via
CD44○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ PKC activation.
J. Cell Biol., in press.
2. Honjo J.* & Kumamoto T.
Progression of tumor cells ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○the
H-Ras oncogenic signaling.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 150, 123-456 (2020)
3. Kumamoto T.,* Honjo J., Oe Y., Kuhonji T. & Kurokami T.
Signal transduction of ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ in the celldifferentiation.
Nature 570, 456-789 (2019)
Ⅱ．Review Papers, Original Papers, and Books (in English or other languages)
1. Honjo J., Kumamoto T.* & Kurokami T.
Regulation of cellular proteins ○○○○○○○○○○○○○ via ubiquitin-proteasome.
N. Engl. J. Med., 400, 9-10 (2020)
2. Kumamoto T.*
Stressresponseandtranscriptional○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ in neuronal cells.
Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell Biol., 400, 23-45 (2019)

regulation

Ⅲ．Invited Lectures (International or Domestic Conferences)
1. Kumamoto T.
Regulation of human cells ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ via
autophagy.
The 10th International Conference on Human ... (2017)【Form 1】
Ⅳ．Competitive Research Fund Status（NOTE: Include research funds for the past 5 years only (from 2016). Give the name of the fundingorganization, the grant name, the title of the project, number of years, and direct and indirect expenses.
If you were the primary investigator, please indicate the direct & indirect expenses allocated directly toyou.）

As a Principal Investigator
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Japanese Government) - KAKENHI (MEXT)
Other Government Research Grants
Grants from Independent Funding Organizations
As a Co-Researcher
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Japanese Government) - KAKENHI (MEXT)
Other Government Research Grants
Grants from Independent Funding Organizations

【Form 1】

Overview of Research & Education Achievements
Research & Education Aspirations
Name: Last, First
Write your achievements to date and aspirations on 1 sheet of A4 paper.

【Form 1】

Names and contact information of 2 people who can inquire about you
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